𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 | Homily 25 Feb 2024 with Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD | 2nd Sunday of Lent

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘎𝘰𝘥? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦? 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 "𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵" 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯. 𝘈𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘓𝘐𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘕 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘
HOMILY | Second Sunday of Lent
February 25, 2024

This Holy Mass is celebrated via online and presided by the Rev. Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD (Missionary to SVD-PH Central Province/ SVD Mission – Superior Delegatus and Vocation Promoter) at the Diocesan Shrine of Jesus the Divine Word at Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City.

For FULL REPLY of the Holy Mass, click here https://youtube.com/live/iYns9Wn08fo?...

—————-
Question: Why should 70-plus-year-old people use valet parking?
Answer: Because they often forget where they parked their car.

—————-
In today’s Gospel (Mark 9:2-10), Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a high mountain where He was transfigured before their very eyes. Jesus gave them a memorable religious experience so that they will never forget the reality of God’s presence, power, and love. Today, remember a moment, or moments when God manifested Himself to you in a very personal way. May it be a renewing experience for you.

—————-
My first significant and life-changing religious experience happened during my Novitiate in the context of a prayer meeting where I felt the Lord embracing me and loving me unconditionally as a Father. It was such a joyful, liberating, and assuring moment that made me realize, accept, and remember the reality of God’s tremendous love.

—————-
A religious experience is a gift at the “mountain top” that we bring with us when we go back to the dark valleys in our journey. The Lord will remind us again and again, of our “one moment in time” with Him, and at opportune times, He will reveal Himself to us, again and again so that we do not lose our way.

—————-
Transfiguration moments happen wherever and whenever God manifests Himself to us, be it in silence, in ecstasy, or in sickness, suffering, pain, separation, or deprivations. God speaks to us always and in all ways. Let us listen to Him.

—————-
How do we listen?
L - Lower your noise. You cannot listen if you are not silent. Being silent makes us mindful of the presence of God and other people in our lives. All too often, our noise and chatter are all about I, me, and myself.

I - Increase God’s voice. God speaks to us always and in all ways, but we cannot hear Him because we do not, or we care not to listen to Him. The call of nature and the call of earthly treasures is often stronger than the call of the Master. Like Samuel we pray: “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” (Samuel 3:9-10)

S - Search your heart. Take time to focus not only on the works, the tasks, the achievements of your hands, but also on the love in your heart. Are you a better person, are you closer to God now than you were a year ago? What are you doing for the rest of your life? Like the Psalmist, we pray: “Lord, You search me and You know me, all my thoughts lie open to Your gaze …” (Psalm 139)

T - Tame your pride. When you come before God like a child, you begin to realize that there is a God, and you’re not Him. When you lower your pride, you can see the beauty in you, deep inside and the people around you outside. When you come before your Master as a servant, you report for duty, you take orders from Someone greater than you.

E - Ease your mind. When you lay down your sword before the Lord, you can hear Him say to you: “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

N - Neutralize your issues. When you listen to God, you realize that He is the great Healer, the great Provider, who shows the way, and who makes the way, for He Himself is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. “Trust the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5)

—————-
Remember, it pays to listen to the Lord. Take time to listen to the Lord. “If today you hear His voice, harden not your heart.” (Hebrews 3:15)

—————-
A moment with the Lord.
Lord, help us to truly listen to You always and in all ways. Amen.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer (MOMENTS by Fr. Jerry Orbos, SVD)

*
Like and follow us on Facebook:
  / frjerryorbos  

Subscribe to our channel on YouTube:
   / frjerryorbossvd  

God bless you, and Mama Mary loves you!

*
May the Holy Triune God – the Omnipotence of the Father, the Wisdom of the Son, and the Love of the Holy Spirit – be known, loved and praised by all people.” (St. Arnold Janssen)

#frjerryorboshomilytoday #frjerryorbosmasstoday #Sundayhomily